Lithium augmentation is a well established strategy for treatment-resistant depression. The exact mode of its action is unknown, but an enhancement of serotonergic transmission is hypothesized. The ...

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2012;8(3):235-241. Psychosocial stress can exacerbate the psoriatic skin disease in 40–80% of patients, but the mechanism is not clear. Factors induced during stress in the ...

In patients with Addison’s disease response to CRH is high levels of ACTH and no cortisol. Those with secondary adrenal insuficiency have absent or delayed ACTH responses. In patients with Addisonian ...

Athletes and the general population alike train to promote health and physical fitness. With repeated exposure to the minimal stress of exercise, the body adapts. Researchers at the University of ...

A baseline ACTH level measured on the same blood sample as your cortisol level can assess your cortisol production. An ACTH stimulation test measures the ability of your adrenal glands to respond to ...